GAUGE: 8 sts = 5"; Rnds 1-3 = 3".CHECK
YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
NOTE:Work with one strand CA and
one strand CB held together as one throughout.
Ch 48; join with a sl st to first ch, taking care that ch is not
twisted.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in same ch as joining and in each
ch around; join with a sl st to first sc – 48 sc.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, ch 3, skip next sc,
* sc in next sc, ch 3, skip next sc; rep from * around; join to
first sc – 24 ch-3
sps.
Rnd 3: Sl st into ch-3 sp, ch 1, sc in same sp,
* ch 5, sc in next ch-3 sp; rep from * around; ch 2, dc in first
sc to join
and form last sp.
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc over dc, * ch 5, sc in next ch-5
sp; rep from * around; ch 2, dc in first sc to join and form last
sp.
Rnd 5: Rep Rnd 4.
Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc over dc, * ch 7, sc in next ch-5 sp; rep
from * around; ch 3, tr in first sc to join and form last sp.
Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc over tr, * ch 7, sc in next ch-7
sp; rep from * around; ch 3, tr in first sc to join and form last
sp.
Rep Rnd 7 two to four more times for desired length. (Our model
worked to 10 rnds.) Fasten off. Weave in ends.